EGG QUALITY AND PRICE 



Table 2. — Weight and Quality Scores, April Eggs 



Price ranges among western eggs were similar to those of eastern eggs. The 

 range for chain stores was 31-49 cents and for private stores 32-19 cents. The 

 most frequent sales were made at 33 cents and 39 cents for chain stores, and 45 

 cents for private stores. 



It will be seen here, as well as later, that among private stores higher pre- 

 miums do not necessarily guarantee higher quality eggs. Weight was often 

 reflected in the higher price paid but interior quality was not necessarily better. 



August Eggs 



Differences in quality were more pronounced in August than in April. Natur- 

 ally the price range was greater. The extreme range for all grades was from 35 

 cents to 87 cents, or 52 cents as compared with 39 cents for April. A few dozen 

 cold storage eggs were purchased but the number was not sufficient to use as a 

 basis for analysis. 



Eastern Eggs 



Prices paid for eastern eggs ranged from 51 to 79 cents, in the case of chain 

 stores, and from 45 to 87 cents in privately owned stores. The most frequent 

 price in the case of chains was 63 cents, and for private stores 75 cents. (Table 3). 



